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Brazil FX-2 – Saab Gripen Decision is Good for the UK

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The UK might have had a small dog in the fight with the Rafale and F-18, but certainly the Brazilian Air Force decision to select the Saab Gripen NG for their FX-2 programme is better news for the UK aeronautics…

Think Defence
December 18, 2013
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A Look at the Brazilian Navy

Brazilian Navy Submarino Tikuna

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One of the big problems that hamper the Brazilian armed forces in general that they cannot rely on the defence budget. Just because the government announces that x-billion reais (R$) will be spent on defence in a given year does…

Keith Campbell
December 17, 2013
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